Diet Plan for Hypertensive Nephropathy

Proper diet plan contributes to Hypertensive Nephropathy patient's recovery and help them to have a good prognosis. Also, regulating dietary habits helps to keep blood pressure under control, which is extremely important for people with hypertensive kidney disease. Well then, what is the exact diet plan for Hypertensive Nephropathy at all?

Firstly, restrict heat supply

High intake of heat should be avoided by Hypertensive Nephropathy patients, especially these with hyperlipidemia (high levels of lipid). The exact heat intake should depended on the patient's condition and it is usually measured by the amount that will keep the ideal weight. Moreover, limiting fat intake also improves the metabolic disturbance.

Secondly, low-salt diet

It is widely known that people with high blood pressure need a light diet, and this will highly benefit the tight control of blood pressure. To achieve this purpose, Hypertensive Nephropathy patients may need to kick off these salty foods from their diet like salted eggs, pickles, bacon, Potato salad, Cheese sauce , Pizza slice and Beef jerky snacks and so on.

Thirdly, adjust protein intake

Generally speaking, we everybody need to ingest some protein to maintain our normal life, however, because of impaired kidney function, Hypertensive Nephropathy patients need to limit protein intake. High protein diet increases extra renal burden, which can worsen kidney condition, so patients need to adjust protein intake. In daily life, patients can eat some fish, chicken, milk, egg white, lean meat to meet physical demand, but the amount must be limited.

Fourthly, high vitamin

As many foods are not available for Hypertensive Nephropathy patients, they are easily to lack of vitamin. To avoid this condition, in daily diet, they can eat more vegetables and fruits to replenish vitamin.

Fifthly, low-potassium diet and low-phosphorus diet

If lab tests show high levels of potassium and phosphorus, patients also need to avoid foods with high potassium and phosphorus.

Diet plan for Hypertensive Nephropathy varies from one to one because of different illness condition. What we mentioned above are suitable for most of the Hypertensive Nephropathy patients and not all the patients. If you want to know the specific dietary plan that suitable for you, you can leave message to us and we are glad to offer you related information according to your illness condition.